Here’s a truly green and eco-friendly to celebrate Earth Week with, and at the same time, add a touch of minimalist chic to your patio or interior spaces.

The SOLo Lounge Table by Canadian company Intelligent Forms Designs looks like a mini computer desk on wheels. The table top actually houses a slab of solar panels beneath a glass surface that collects and converts solar energy to electricity.

This can then be used to power or recharge your laptops, portable music players, mobile phones and other electronic devices via USB ports and standard three-prong outlets.

Speaking to Goldarths Review via email, Innes Yates from Intelligent Forms Designs says the table contains a small microcomputer, which records all performance data related to power accumulated by the table, and power discharged to devices.

The SOLo’s Bluetooth technology allows this data to be sent wirelessly to a computer, where the user can then analyze the information and use it to monitor power usage habits, savings, usage and performance. This information can also be viewed on the table's LCD monitor. 

And in the evening, the SOLo’s internal LED lights emit a soft warm glow to enhance the mood in the living room. In a typical outdoor setting, the SOLo is capable of harnessing over 17 kilowatts of solar energy every year. That’s enough to charge your mobile phone 6,300 times, your digital camera 8,400 times or your laptop 168 times.